Been There Done It by Will Hide
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Hello. My name's Will and I'm a London-based travel writer & journalist who spent twelve years on the travel desk of The Times before turning freelance.
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
TELLING people I was going to Guyana provoked one of two responses. “Why?” was one. “Oh, West Africa, wow!” the other. I then was forced to enunciate, as if to someone slightly simple, that Guy-ahh-nah ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
Twice a year the maximum-security Louisiana State Penitentiary – nicknamed “Angola” after the plantation that used to be there before it – opens its doors to the public, when it hosts the Angola Rodeo, the ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
The period of isolation we’re going through at the moment means putting everyday life on hold. For me, one consequence is no travelling. It obviously has massive downsides for all of us but it’s also ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
How’s everyone doing? I must admit last week was rather a “down” one for me – like many people, I felt the effects of being cooped up and unsettled by the current situation. But I ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
When you can travel to Rome again, I strongly recommend a trip to the city’s Protestant Cemetery, where non-Catholics have made their final journey for several centuries, including the poets Shelley and Keats. It’s a ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
I have been very remiss in not posting on here. It’s been almost two years. I have no excuse other than it’s always one of those “tomorrow” jobs which just gets pushed further and further ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
I’ve been a bit slow at uploading articles I’ve had in the Times recently but here are a few I’ve written on St Lucia, Harrogate, Dubai, South Africa and Berlin – so fairly varied ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
It’s flattering to be asked what I think on travel-related topics, although I still think “why me?” Recently I was approached by journalists in India and South Africa – you can read what I said ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
I’m lucky enough to have been to South Africa around thirty times, so The Times recently picked my brains on what I thought would make a great two week introductory itinerary down there. There are ..read more
Been There Done It by Will Hide
4y ago
Nelson Mandela was born one hundred years ago this month at Mvezo in the Eastern Cape. To celebrate his legacy, I looked at how visitors to South Africa can explore the country with the 20th-century’s ..read more